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Am I OK if I’m not OK? When we seem serious, sad or otherwise unglued, people still occasionally ask “Is everything OK?”. It’s always heartwarming to know that despite sometimes feeling alone (it’s an okay feeling!), there are actually people who are there. Either by making their presence known, or by stepping away just in

In my life, the day in the picture was about a year ago. It changed my outlook, my state of being and my sense of self 180 degrees. Even though I thought I was more or less ok before, looking back I realise that it was preceded by a very long period of pain, sadness,

There is an animal or primal part of all of us that is dangerous to suppress, because it is like a lava that is always present in the core of the Earth, but comes out where we don’t want it to, hurting ourselves and others. Unexpected outbursts of rage or anger at things that are

Many of you will have read Gary Chapman’s book “The 5 Languages of Love”. The book is written in the context of intimate relationships, to help partners understand each other’s language of love, and then to monitor their own use of language in order to maintain and (re)develop the relationship. Or, if the languages are